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Research
Latest papers
Music and dementia care: Future directions for research and innovation.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports · 2026 · senior author
Smoking Cessation Programs for Women in Non-reproductive Contexts: A Systematic Review
Women's Health Issues · 2025
Interventions for cognitive frailty: developing a Delphi consensus with multidisciplinary and multisectoral experts.
Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025
Latest funding
- $124,955
Championing Older Adults for Leadership in Environmental Sustainability and Climate Empowerment: The 'COALESCE' Project Phase I
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
- $39,984
Optimising Virtual Health to Empower Caregivers: setting an intersectional research agenda
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
The ethical considerations of age-related technologies in promoting health and well-being of older adults
CIHR · 2023 · Supervisor
43 publications.
Music and dementia care: Future directions for research and innovation.
Clements-Cortés A, Bryan A, Faber S, Forde L, Hepdogan D, Wang MZ, Fang ML, Munteanu C, Polden M, Mudd T, Overy K, Sixsmith A
Smoking Cessation Programs for Women in Non-reproductive Contexts: A Systematic Review
Gruber A, Braverman A, deRuiter WK, Rodak T, Greaves L, Poole N, Parry M, Kastner M, Sherifali D, Whitmore C
Interventions for cognitive frailty: developing a Delphi consensus with multidisciplinary and multisectoral experts.
Holland CA, Dravecz N, Broughton S, Barker LA, Bature F, Clarke C, Danat IM, Das S, Dias IHK, Dawson A, Dixon M, Ellison A, Façal D, Finch R, Gaffney CJ, Gow A, Kelaiditi E, Klimczuk A, Navarro-Pardo E, Sharratt P, Sixsmith A, Suemoto CK, Suprawesta L, Watermeyer T, Fowler Davis S
Perceived cognitive loss, symptomology, and psychological well-being with bipolar disorder.
Haglili O, Sixsmith A, Star AP, Shmueli M, O'Rourke N
A Subtype Perspective on Cognitive Trajectories in Healthy Aging.
Rodrigues EA, Christie GJ, Cosco T, Farzan F, Sixsmith A, Moreno S
Editorial: Topical Collection "Ethical and Societal Implications of AgeTech".
Rubeis G, Sixsmith A
Correction: Perceived cognitive loss, symptomology, and psychological well-being with bipolar disorder.
Haglili O, Sixsmith A, Star AP, Shmueli M, O'Rourke N
"I didn't know it was going to be like this.": unprepared for end-of-Life care, the experiences of care aides care in long-term care.
Booi L, Sixsmith J, Chaudhury H, O'connor D, Surr C, Young M, Sixsmith A
Direct and Indirect Predictors of Medication Adherence With Bipolar Disorder: Path Analysis.
Cohen B, Sixsmith A, Pollock Star A, Haglili O, O'Rourke N
Policy Initiatives to Address the Challenges of an Older Population in the Workforce.
Nagarajan NR, Sixsmith A
Championing Older Adults for Leadership in Environmental Sustainability and Climate Empowerment: The 'COALESCE' Project Phase I
Principal investigators: Fang, Mei Lan; Loverin, Annwen; Sixsmith, Andrew
Keywords: Age-Friendly Cities And Communities; Aging, Health And Wellbeing; Citizen Science And Empowerment; Climate Change, Justice And Resilience; Community-Engaged Participatory Research; Diversity, Equity And Inclusion; Knowledge Mobilization; Long-Term Scalability; Older Adults; Transdisciplinary Working
Optimising Virtual Health to Empower Caregivers: setting an intersectional research agenda
Principal investigators: Smith, Julia; Hedden, Lindsay K; Sixsmith, Andrew
Keywords: Caregiving; Gender; Healthcare Workforce; Intersectional; Virtual Health
The ethical considerations of age-related technologies in promoting health and well-being of older adults
Principal investigators: Stone, Elise
Keywords: Ethics; Peer-Led Approaches; Technological Inclusion
Multiscale modelling for integrating biological and psychosocial determinants of risk and mitigation of dementia
Principal investigators: McIntosh, Anthony
Keywords: sociocultural factors aging machine learning dynamical systems computational neuroscience computational social science brain health
Mental health needs and technological interventions for social connectedness amongst older adults: Development of a multi-media knowledge mobilization ecosystem
Principal investigators: Cosco, Theodore D.
Keywords: knowledge translation; knowledge mobilization; aging; gerontology; mental health
Aging Gracefully across Environments using Technology to Support Wellness, Engagement and Long Life (AGE-WELL)/Vieillir en beauté dans divers environnements utilisant la technologie pour soutenir bien-être, engagement et longévité (VBE-BEEL)
Principal investigators: Mihailidis, Alex
Keywords: technology; aging; commercialization; user needs; product development; policy; ethics; artificial intelligence; smart homes; robotics; mobile computing
EMERGING TECH. - Middle-aged and older adults' information and communication technology access: a realist review
Principal investigators: Sixsmith, Andrew
Wearable technology to assist with hand and finger function
Principal investigators: Menon, Carlo
Keywords: Assistive Devices; Cerebral Palsy; Fingers; Hand; Mechatronics; Older Adults; Rehabilitation; Smart Materials; Stroke; Wearable Technology
Digitizing the wisdom of our elders: from digital storytelling to life learning
Principal investigators: Kaufman, David M.
Keywords: seniors; older adults; digital storytelling; successful aging
Aging well: can digital games help
Principal investigators: Kaufman, David M.
Keywords: digital games; learning; cognitive development; social interaction; seniors
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Peter Selby and Nadia Minian: 34 shared papers
- Pia Kontos and Alisa Grigorovich: 29 shared papers
- Diana Sherifali and Peter Selby: 12 shared papers
- Diana Sherifali and Carly Whitmore: 10 shared papers
- Peter Selby and Carly Whitmore: 9 shared papers
- Joanie Sims-Gould and Fabio Feldman: 7 shared papers
- Arlene Astell and Alisa Grigorovich: 7 shared papers
- Alex Mihailidis and Arlene Astell: 5 shared papers
- Alex Mihailidis and Andrew Sixsmith: 4 shared papers
- Pia Kontos and Arlene Astell: 3 shared papers
- Faranak Farzan and Andrew Sixsmith: 3 shared papers
- Andrew Sixsmith and Habib Chaudhury: 3 shared papers
- Andrew Sixsmith and Martin Ester: 3 shared papers
- Diana Sherifali and Nadia Minian: 2 shared papers
- Alex Mihailidis and Pia Kontos: 2 shared papers
- Joanie Sims-Gould and Habib Chaudhury: 2 shared papers
- Peter Selby and Monika Kastner: 2 shared papers
- Fabio Feldman and Habib Chaudhury: 2 shared papers
- Andrew Wister and Theodore Cosco: 2 shared papers
- Andrew Wister and Habib Chaudhury: 2 shared papers
- Diana Sherifali and Monica Parry: 1 shared paper
- Diana Sherifali and Monika Kastner: 1 shared paper
- Diana Sherifali and Andrew Sixsmith: 1 shared paper
- Alex Mihailidis and Andrew Sixsmith: 1 shared paper
- Alex Mihailidis and Alisa Grigorovich: 1 shared paper
- Andrew Sixsmith and Andrew Sixsmith: 1 shared paper
- Monica Parry and Peter Selby: 1 shared paper
- Monica Parry and Monika Kastner: 1 shared paper
- Monica Parry and Nadia Minian: 1 shared paper
- Monica Parry and Carly Whitmore: 1 shared paper
- Monica Parry and Andrew Sixsmith: 1 shared paper
- Joanie Sims-Gould and Andrew Sixsmith: 1 shared paper
- Joanie Sims-Gould and Aleksandra Zecevic: 1 shared paper
- Pia Kontos and Andrew Sixsmith: 1 shared paper
- Peter Selby and Andrew Sixsmith: 1 shared paper
- Fabio Feldman and Andrew Sixsmith: 1 shared paper
- Fabio Feldman and Aleksandra Zecevic: 1 shared paper
- Monika Kastner and Andrew Sixsmith: 1 shared paper
- Andrew Wister and Andrew Sixsmith: 1 shared paper
- Arlene Astell and Andrew Sixsmith: 1 shared paper
- Theodore Cosco and Faranak Farzan: 1 shared paper
- Theodore Cosco and Andrew Sixsmith: 1 shared paper
- Faranak Farzan and Martin Ester: 1 shared paper
- Cosmin Munteanu and Andrew Sixsmith: 1 shared paper
- Cosmin Munteanu and Cosmin Munteanu: 1 shared paper
- Nadia Minian and Andrew Sixsmith: 1 shared paper
- Carly Whitmore and Andrew Sixsmith: 1 shared paper
- Andrew Sixsmith and Aleksandra Zecevic: 1 shared paper
- Andrew Sixsmith and Cosmin Munteanu: 1 shared paper
- Andrew Sixsmith and Alisa Grigorovich: 1 shared paper
- Urban Studies
- Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy
- Mechatronic Systems Engineering
- Department of Gerontology
- Computing Science
- School of Health Studies
- Sociology
- Other
Co-authors at Simon Fraser University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Alex Mihailidis
Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy
4 shared papers, latest 2021
Habib Chaudhury
Department of Gerontology
3 shared papers, latest 2023
Martin Ester
Computing Science
3 shared papers, latest 2021
Faranak Farzan
Mechatronic Systems Engineering
3 shared papers, latest 2024
Cosmin Munteanu
Systems Design Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Aleksandra Zecevic
School of Health Studies
1 shared papers, latest 2015
Alisa Grigorovich
Sociology
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Monica Parry
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Joanie Sims-Gould
Department of Family Practice
1 shared papers, latest 2015
Pia Kontos
Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Peter Selby
Department of Family & Community Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Fabio Feldman
Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology
1 shared papers, latest 2015
Monika Kastner
Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Andrew Wister
Other Sociology
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Arlene Astell
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Theodore Cosco
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2024
Cosmin Munteanu
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Nadia Minian
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Diana Sherifali
Nursing
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Carly Whitmore
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Andrew Sixsmith
Occupational Therapy
1 shared papers, latest 2021
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